Rural Health
Resources by Type: Chart/Graph

QuickStats: Birth Rates by Urbanization Level and Age Group of Mother — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2017
Line chart showing birth rates for rural and urban mothers by age for 5-year age ranges starting at age 15-19 and ending at age 40-44.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 67(45), 1281
Date: 11/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Rural Residents with Higher Educational Attainment Were More Likely to Engage in Telehealth Activities
Bar chart showing 2015 data on the use of telehealth for health monitoring, health maintenance, and health research by education level for rural residents.
Date: 11/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Unemployment Rate for Rural Veterans at Its Lowest since Before the Great Recession
Line chart showing the unemployment rate for rural veterans and rural nonveterans from 2007 through 2017. Also shows the unemployment rate for young rural veterans, ages 18 to 34.
Date: 11/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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In 2016-17, the Rural Population Increased for the First Time This Decade, Due to Lower Population Loss from Net Migration
Line chart showing the percent change in rural population compared to the previous year from 1976 through 2017. Displays natural change (births minus deaths), net migration, and total nonmetro population change.
Date: 11/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Rural Education Levels Are Increasing, but Still Lag Behind Urban Areas
Bar chart comparing rural and urban education levels for adults aged 25 and older in 2000 and 2016.
Date: 10/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Prevalence of Food Insecurity Varied by Household Characteristics in 2017
Bar chart showing low food security and very low food security by household characteristics, including location in a principal city, suburban, or rural area.
Date: 10/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates for Lung Cancer, by Urbanization of County of Residence — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2006 and 2016
Bar chart showing lung cancer deaths per 100,000 population in 2006 and 2016 for metropolitan counties (large central, large fringe/suburban, medium, small) and nonmetropolitan counties (micropolitan, noncore).
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 67(36), 1022
Date: 09/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Characteristics of the Food Insecure in the U.S.
Collection of charts showing data on food insecurity in the prerecession period of 2001-2007, the 2008-2009 recession, and the 2010-2017 post-recession period. Includes data for metropolitan and nonmetro areas.
Date: 09/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Characteristics of U.S. Households with Food-insecure Children
Collection of bar charts showing trends in food insecurity in children, including data for metropolitan and nonmetro areas, with data from 2008 through 2017.
Date: 09/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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Urban Areas Offer Higher Earnings for Workers with Higher Levels of Education
Bar chart showing median earnings by highest educational attainment for rural and urban areas in 2016 for earners age 25 and older.
Date: 09/2018
Type: Chart/Graph
Sponsoring organization: USDA Economic Research Service
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